sora help

[grave sage]

as far as basic fundamentals go, you have to play with patience

because sora is very light, you have to play somewhat evasively, but some matchups allow to play more aggressively too

knowing the matchups is key to being successful with sora, as some are a bit tricky

you dont have to know all of them, but knowing some basic nair and fair loops go a long way too

id say knowing how to loop and combo properly are what make your sora more advanced

knowing how to use spells is very important too

some matchups depend entirely on how you use spells actually

a few good ones to name are the sora ditto, aegis, luigi, and sephiroth matchups

knowing which spell to use depends on the situation youre in

to sum it up: when fighting for the neutral or just involving stage control in general, you typically are going to rely on either firaga or blizzaga

you almost never rely on thundaga on stage

you can absolutely use it to try and space your opponent, but because it's so slow and can be avoided easily, you typically are going to try and burn thundaga when youre far enough

firaga and blizzaga are used pretty much the same way as each other

firaga is better for spacing and blizzaga is better for shield pressure

firaga can also lead to some followups like dash attack, grab, another firaga, down-tilt if youre close enough, or even nair

firaga and blizzaga are also excellent tools to help corner an opponent on the stage too

both spells can catch a lot of getup options or can help condition your opponent to either jump, roll, do nothing, or re-grab the ledge

the only time thundaga is truly useful is when your opponent is off stage

thundaga goes a pretty decent ways downward and can catch a rising up b from your opponent

it also goes really far too